Senior Product Data Scientist, Search App Growth

Google
Mountain View, California, United StatesFull-time$163,000–$236,000Posted Sep 16, 2026

About the role

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Bachelor's degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Data Science, Engineering,

Physics, Economics, or a related quantitative field.

  • 8 years of work experience using analytics to solve product or business

problems, performing statistical analysis, and coding (e.g., Python, R, SQL)

(or 5 years work experience with a Master's degree).

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Master's degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Data Science, Engineering,

Physics, Economics, or a related quantitative field.

  • 8 years of work experience using analytics to solve product or business

problems, performing statistical analysis, and coding (e.g., Python, R, SQL).

ABOUT THE JOB:

Magpie Data Science supports broader Search including the Mobile Apps,

Discovery, Multimodal and AI Search. We are a dynamic and exciting bunch working

on the cutting edge of Search at Google.

As a data scientist on the App Foundations team, you will play a central role in

telling the growth story through data. You will support the broader team by

understanding growth of the mobile apps and identifying opportunities,

troubleshooting issues and summarizing progress against goals. You will also

work with product teams (notifications, promos, AI features, etc.) to understand

their impact on growth of the apps.

In Google Search, we're reimagining what it means to search for information –

any way and anywhere. To do that, we need to solve complex engineering

challenges and expand our infrastructure, while maintaining a universally

accessible and useful experience that people around the world rely on. In

joining the Search team, you'll have an opportunity to make an impact on

billions of people globally.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills,

experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $163000 - $236000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google

[https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/benefits/].

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Perform analysis utilizing relevant tools (e.g., SQL, R, Python). Help solve

problems, narrowing down multiple options into the best approach, and take

ownership of open-ended ambiguous business problems to reach an optimal

solution.

  • Build new processes, procedures, methods, tests, and components with

foresight to anticipate and address future issues.

  • Report on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to support business reviews with

the cross-functional/organizational leadership team. Translate analysis

results to business insights or product improvement opportunities.

  • Build and prototype analysis and business cases iteratively to provide

insights at scale. Develop comprehensive knowledge of Google data structures

and metrics, advocating for changes where needed for product development.

  • Maintain a broad understanding of Search App Growth across iOS and Android,

including browsers.

Responsibilities

  • Perform analysis utilizing relevant tools (e.g., SQL, R, Python). Help solve problems, narrowing down multiple options into the best approach, and take ownership of open-ended ambiguous business problems to reach an optimal solution.
  • Build new processes, procedures, methods, tests, and components with foresight to anticipate and address future issues.
  • Report on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to support business reviews with the cross-functional/organizational leadership team. Translate analysis results to business insights or product improvement opportunities.
  • Build and prototype analysis and business cases iteratively to provide insights at scale. Develop comprehensive knowledge of Google data structures and metrics, advocating for changes where needed for product development.
  • Maintain a broad understanding of Search App Growth across iOS and Android, including browsers.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Data Science, Engineering, Physics, Economics, or a related quantitative field.
  • 8 years of work experience using analytics to solve product or business problems, performing statistical analysis, and coding (e.g., Python, R, SQL) (or 5 years work experience with a Master's degree).
  • Master's degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Data Science, Engineering, Physics, Economics, or a related quantitative field is preferred.

Benefits

  • 15% bonus target
  • equity
  • comprehensive benefits package

Skills mentioned

PythonRSQLData AnalysisStatistical AnalysisExploratory Data AnalysisStatistical ModelingData VisualizationBusiness IntelligenceData Mining

About Google

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